FW: [GENERAL] read this and puke - Mailing list pgsql-docs
From | terry@greatgulfhomes.com |
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Subject | FW: [GENERAL] read this and puke |
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Msg-id | 000001c21345$1d279640$2766f30a@development.greatgulfhomes.com Whole thread Raw |
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In case anyone is interested... Terry Fielder Network Engineer Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes terry@greatgulfhomes.com -----Original Message----- From: Philip Hallstrom [mailto:philip@adhesivemedia.com] Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 9:06 PM To: terry@greatgulfhomes.com Subject: RE: [GENERAL] read this and puke Cool! You should probably send an email to the list and/or cc Bruce Momjian (don't know his email though). -p On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 terry@greatgulfhomes.com wrote: > I use Postgres on a production mission critical app, and would be willing to > participate in some sort of study. > > Terry Fielder > Network Engineer > Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes > terry@greatgulfhomes.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org > > [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of > > Philip Hallstrom > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 3:43 PM > > To: Bruce Momjian > > Cc: tony; postgres list > > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] read this and puke > > > > > > > tony wrote: > > > > > > http://r.hotwired.com/r/wn_html_link/http://www.wired.com/news > > /linux/0,1411,53006,00.html > > > > > > > > MySQL a dangerous competitor to Oracle... > > > > > > > > While I think we all would agree that PostgreSQL is a better > > database, I > > liked the article. As long as it's an open-source-db vs. > > commercial-db I > > don't think PostgreSQL can lose. Sure, that article will get people > > looking at MySQL and for some (probably most) people MySQL will do > > everything they want... but for some it won't and they'll wonder if > > there's something else out there and find PostgreSQL. That's what > > happened to me... > > > > I started with mssql, then *had* to use Oracle because of another apps > > requirement, then used mySQL for some intranet stuff (didn't > > want to pay > > for another oracle license for starters). I didn't start > > using PostgreSQL > > until I decided i really wanted views, triggers, > > foreign-keys, etc.. I > > still use both depending on the client (and where it's going to be > > hosted). I prefer PostgreSQL, but for some things it's overkill.. > > > > > > Guys we need a marketing department!!! Or I'll just move > > the application > > > > running my nuclear power station to MySQL... > > > > You might also ask if you'd switch your power plant to > > PostgreSQL :) I > > don't think I would only because of some of Tom Lane's > > comments regarding > > PostgreSQL's appropriateness for mission critical 24/7 environments... > > I'm also not saying that Oracle would be better either... I prefer to > > leave nuclear power plants to Homer Simpson :) > > > > > Anyway, you are right. We need such highly visible sites to help > > > continue our user growth. It isn't required, but it > > clearly helps. We > > > > One thing that PHP (well Zend) does that I think is pretty > > useful is to > > have a nice case study section. For example this link about the navy > > using PHP. I send that to a lot of people when they start > > wavering about > > using PHP... > > > > http://www.zend.com/zend/cs/csnavalready.php > > > > > > Granted it means that we need to find people that are using > > PostgreSQL and > > find someone to write about it as well, but this sort of > > thing is pretty > > useful. Heck the whole "Community" section on zend.com is > > pretty nice. > > > > I'm up for helping with website stuff (development wise) ... > > don't know > > that I have much to offer article/case-study wise though... > > > > -philip > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > > broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to > > majordomo@postgresql.org > > >
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